The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

hand, and by that time, suppose
got frightened at her own boldness
At all events, she ran away, and
reached home trembling. When she
told her story we all laughed, except
grandfather; he was inCemsod, and dc.
clared he wouldn't give her anything
for six months. And now comes the
odd part Of it. While we were discuss
ing the matter, and poking fun at the
little girl, in walked our man Patrick
with a letter IN his hand. He Wa
very indignant. 1T is for you Miss
Margaret. A blaygard beyant twold
me to give it to Miss Ugly. I'd heV
pounded the face OF him, only he was
off like q shot; an pounded it was,
anyhow. He looked as av he'd been
in a ruction somewhere-theim impident
crater The letter was opened, and
had a ten-dOllar note in it and some
words written in leadpencil. The sub
stance of this was thanks for kind
ness, and a statement that the money
was not needed, and so returned, the
ruttians having only got some loose
change, but that he retained the coin
llS6lI DIS ~ SOuNClilIs n IdCllGE pOllG6
tramp wasn't he?"
Margaret had entered rnobserved and
heard the last part OF the story. "He
wasn't a tramp" she said. "He had
on a plain gray suit and a slouched
hat, it is true, and he was pretty dus-
ty, but he was a gentleman
"Margaret always defends that
tramp" said Marian. "She went so
far then as to say she'd marry him
when she grew up. What a ridiculous
child she was"
"Are you in the same mind yet,
Miss Margaret" inquired Braxton,
with quizzical look.
He never came back to ask me,
Mr.. Braxton," replied Margaret,
blushing; and there the matter drop
ped.
Braxton said very little during the
meal. The story, or something else,
set him to thinking, and he cast fur
tive glances at times at theyounggirl,
as though he was interested. How
ever, when they all parted at the train,
while he shook hands with Jack and
Miss Orrington, he merely bowed to
Marg aret.
1t was two weeks from that time
when Braxtop dropped in on the Or
ringtons. AS Jack had desired, he
brought his trays for a stay, but
came alone, leaving his body-ser-
want behind. He became domesti-
Gated at once, though Jack, Phila-
delphia like, carried him round to see
the sights. On some of these excur-
sions the young ladies went also.
Braxton was very polite and attentive
to Marian, and observers supposed
he chad Intentions" This did not
prevent others, when he was intro
duced to "our set" from attempts to
supplant Marian in his good graces.
The Braxton was fish too big to be
suffered to go into the Orrington net
without effort to land him elsewhere.
His attentions to Marian, though
rather formal, were constant. Mar
garet being comparatively a child,
twelve years younger than himself,
was petted g. deal as a matter of
course. He bought her a good many
knick-knacks, which she accepted with
childish delight. He taught her chess.
In fact, she amused him evidently,
and they became great cronies. This
suited Marian very well. To have him
always dangling after her would be a
bore, and she would shake him of on
Margaret when so disposed, and lure
back the falcon when it pleased her,
And Margaret assured her, confden-
TALLY, that he was "as nice an old fel.
low as ever lived"
One day at dinner, after Braxton
had been there two months, and was
talking of taking leave, Jack asked
his guest, do you know anything
about Oibway-I mean the copper
mine2n
81 should, !" replied the other, s'since
have fifteen thousand shares of it,
which ] would like to sell, now that it
has gone up a dollar. Why?"
"Rambo, the broker, tells me it is
dead cheap at that figure, and is
bound to advance. What do you
hold yours at?"
'The market price three dollars a
share"
"Ill take it."
"See here, Jack" /" said Braxton, se-
riously, 81 had rather unload on
some one else. / know they are very
sanguine about striking the Musina.
gon vein, which they think extends to
the 0jibway; but let me tell you Sc
cret. They intend to make an assess
ment of dollar a share to sink the
shaft farther; and if they strike the
vein, then they'll make another levy
to improve the smelting-works. Take
my advice and keep out of it."
"I you don't sell me, some one else
will. ] am bound to have the stock. =
! "Well, you can have all my stock
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